Author: James Muir

PACAVI Group has confirmed its first orders for the Freighter LITE Airbus A320/A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion. Colt Aviation has ordered two

Dnata has handled one million tonnes of cargo at Dubai World Central (DWC) since 2011, helped by 90 per cent

Muscat International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by seven per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to 34,759.8

DHL Supply Chain has launched its 160 million Singapore dollar ($119 million) Advanced Regional Center (ARC) in Singapore, which includes

Miami International Airport has welcomed Canadian airline, KF Cargo, launching charter services into South America. The first flight by the

Swiss WorldCargo has signed a partnership agreement with va-Q-tec for passive cold chain containers to support pharmaceutical manufacturers and forwarders

Air Cargo Belgium, the official air cargo community organisation of Brussels has been officially launched, with the aim to professionalise

Kuehne + Nagel has increased its airfreight earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by 7.4 per cent in the first

Hong Kong International Airport saw ‘mild’ growth of 1.1 per cent in March helped by trade with India and Australasia,

UK police are investigating reports that a British Airways Airbus A320 hit a drone while landing at Heathrow Airport. It

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a 59 tonne compressor from Zurich to Singapore for an oil rig, which required the Engineering

Emirates has ordered two additional Airbus A380s to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2017, taking its orders for

Cargolux has increased services to Vietnam with a third weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City as the country’s growing

Frankfurt Airport has seen cargo volumes dip by one per cent in the first quarter of 2016 as it continues

Gatwick Airport has experienced a double-digit fall in cargo volumes in March, falling by 26.1 per cent to 5,832 tonnes.

Heathrow Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 3.8 per cent in March to 131,661 tonnes, following strong growth in

LATAM Airlines Group has seen cargo volumes fall again in March with revenue tonne kilometres (RTK) dropping by 11.1 per

Air France KLM has seen its cargo volumes fall by 13.5 per cent in March, and load factors keep falling,

The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) has elected AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ Ivan Santoro as co-chairman of its cargo committee.

Atlas Air Worldwide has completed the acquisition of Southern Air Holdings in a deal worth about $110 million. The deal

Cindy Miller has been promoted to president of global freight forwarding at UPS, moving from the role of president of

Airports in Europe saw freight volumes grow by 2.9 per cent in February as they continue to recover from weakness

Emirates SkyCargo has launched its 13th Far Eastern route with weekly Boeing MD-11 Freighter services to Phnom Penh in Cambodia

Worldwide freight tonne kilometres (FTK) fell by 5.6 per cent in February, though the 2015 result was skewed by the

CHEP Aerospace Solutions is to support CargoLogicAir’s ambitious growth plans having signed a unit load device (ULD) management agreement with

Miami International Airport (MIA) has handled 79 top European horses for the Longines Global Championship Tour – to be held

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors has recommended Alexandre de Juniac succeed Tony Tyler as the association’s

Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Chapman Freeborn have used an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD Freighter to deliver a 19-tonne welding system for a power

The Turkish airfreight market has great potential to grow but will face strong competition from China’s One Belt One Road

Norwegian Cargo has transported 10 electric Buddy cars and six Buddy bikes to be used in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster,